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Applicant: Gianmarco Martuscelli605 Second StreetChesapeake City, Maryland21915410-885-2040

Agent: William Burkhardt342 Clayton Manor DriveMiddletown, Delaware 19709302-376-1193

Date Application Received: May 27, 2016 Public Notice Required? Yes

Comment Period Closing Date: April 1,2017

Maryland Coordinates: 207097 x 502217

Book Map Coordinates: Cecil Co. ADC Map Num: 18 Ed: II Coord: IOE

Location of Proposed Work: Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at 605 Second St. Chesapeake City, MD21915

Purpose of Proposed Work: The purpose of this project is to provide additional seating space for an existingmarina-restaurant.

Description of Authorized Work: Construct a covered 1,000 square foot non-water dependant platformmeasuring 90 feet long and up to 15 feet wide, all a maximum of 15 feet channel ward of the mean highwater. .

Requires Water Quality Certification?: Yes, WQC will be issued by MDE.

Qualifies for Maryland State Programmatic General Permit?: No, United States Army Corps of Engineersalternate review and issuance of permit required from the Philadelphia District.

Area of Vegetated Wetland Impacts:O sJ.

Area of Wetlands Created: 0 s.f.

Was the Applicant's Original Project Modified?: No, the project was not modified.

Department Comment:

As required by S 5-204 (b) of the Environment Article, the Department drafted and issued a public notice byposting the public notice on its WEB site from March 01, 2017 to April 01, 2017 and publishing the publicnotice for the proposed project in The Cecil Whig on March 08, 2017. In addition, the public notice wasprovided to the following adjacent property owners:

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The Department received a request for a public informational hearing from Ms. Kathan Lynch. A Notice rora hearing was published on April 14,2017 in The Cecil Whig. The hearing was held on May 2, 2017 at 6:00PM at the Chesapeake City Town Hall, 605 Second Street, Chesapeake City, Maryland. or the interestedparties that attended the public hearing (names and addresses are on Attachment A), 9 or 14 were against theproposed work being perrormed on the C&D Canal. Comments voiced at the hearing were the trash pollutionentering the water, oil and chemical pollution coming rrom boats parking at the marina, tree clearing toenlarge the parking lot, and the increase noise and light pollution. It is the Departments opinion that thesubstance of the concerns and objections relates to the operation and management of the Chesapeake Inn,and the behavior or its customers, and that these issues are beyond the scope or our authority under the TidalWetlands Act. Please see Attachment A ror the Public Hearing Report and a list of the names and addressesthat attended the hearing. For a comprehensive review of the objections and comments presented during thehearing, please see Attachment B.

In accordance with the Department's interagency application screening procedures, and based upongeospatial information provided by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), MDE has reviewed theproject and determined that no resources would be impacted by the proposed structures, and that furtherDNR consultation was not required.

The Maryland Historical Trust reviewed that proposed project and determined that there are no historicproperties arfected by this undertaking.

The evaluation of this project has taken into account ecological, economic, recreational, developmental, andaesthetic considerations appropriate ror this proposal as well as other requirements set rorth in the Code ofMaryland Regulations. To insure that impacts to resources are avoided and minimized to the maximumextent possible and to insure that all work is performed in accordance with critical area and local regulations,the Department has recommended a number of special conditions. Provided all general and specialconditions are adhered to, the work proposed will not cause significant deleterious impacts to marshvegetation, submerged aquatic vegetation, finfish, shellfish, or navigation.

Project Justil1cation: In consideration or the site characteristics and the nature of the proposed work, theDepartment concludes that the application represents a reasonable exercise of riparian rights.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

A. The Maryland Department of the Environment has determined that the proposed activities comply with,and will be conducted in a manner consistent with the State's Coastal Zone Management Program, asrequired by Section 307 of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act or 1972, as amended.

B. The Licensee shall comply with all Critical Area requirements and obtain all necessary authorizations fromlocal jurisdiction. This License does not constitute authorization for disturbance in the I00. root CriticalArea Buffer. "Disturbance" in the Burrer means clearing, grading, construction activities, or removal of anysize or tree or vegetation. Any anticipated Burrer disturbance requires prior written approval, beforecommencement of land disturbing activity, from local jurisdiction in the fornl of a Buffer Management Plan.

C. If the authorized work is not perrormed by the property owner, all work perrormed under this TidalWetlands License shall be conducted by a marine contractor licensed by the Marine ContractorsLicensing Board (l'vICLB) in accordance with Title 17 of the Environment Article of Annotated Code or

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Maryland. A list of licensed marine contractors may be obtained by contacting the MCLB at 410-537-3249, bye-mail at [email protected] or by accessing the Maryland Department of theEnvironment, Environmental Boards webpage.

D. If the Board would like to recommend other measures to address the concerns by the interest parties (i.etrash pollution, increase boat pollution, or upland parking), that are in Tidal waters, Maryland departmentof the Environment will take those into consideration.

DE~:;T 0p::VIIWNMENT APPROVAL:

Matthew Parsons, Natural Resource PlannerTidal Wetlands Division

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